noun

1. a dish, usually cold, of raw or sometimes cooked vegetables or fruits in various combinations, served with a dressing, or molded in gelatin, and sometimes with seafood, poultry, eggs, etc. added
2. 1. any green plant or herb used for such a dish or eaten raw
   2. Dialectal lettuce
3. ☆ a finely chopped or ground food mixed with mayonnaise, seasonings, etc. and served as on lettuce or in a sandwich tuna salad, egg salad sandwich

Etymology: ME salat < MFr salade < Prov salada < VL *salata < fem. pp. of *salare, to salt < L sal, salt